bulge

bulge
/ bəlj/
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n.
a rounded swelling or protuberance that distorts a flat surface. ∎ [in sing.] inf.
a temporary unusual increase in number or size:
a bulge in the birth rate.•
v. [intr.]
swell or protrude to an unnatural or incongruous extent:
the veins in his neck bulged. ∎
be full of and distended with:
a briefcase bulging with documents. ∎ DERIVATIVES:bulg·y
adj.

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